Brothers charged with murder of man found decapitated

Two brothers have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose
decapitated body was found on fire at the side of a road.

John Grainger, who was blasted with a shotgun before being decapitated after his headless body was found on firePhoto: PA

7:49PM GMT 28 Jan 2012

John Grainger, 32, was discovered by firefighters in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Thursday when they extinguished a blaze on a roadside verge.

Anthony Jenkins, 31, of no fixed address, and Joseph Jenkins, 29, of Covent Gardens, Stockport, were remanded in custody until Tuesday when they will next appear at Manchester Crown Court.

They were brought up to the dock separately before Stockport magistrates and spoke only to confirm their personal details in a brief hearing.

Both men were arrested on suspicion of possessing shotgun cartridges prior to the discovery of the body by police. The head was located nearby.

A post mortem examination concluded that Mr Grainger, whose body was found opposite the Gala Casino in Stockport's Wellington Street, died from a blunt force head injury and a shotgun wound to the head.